Avalanche 5-4 Canadiens (Mar 22, 2025) Box Score

Colorado Avalanche

43-25-3, 20-15-1 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
COL	2	1	1	1	5
MTL	0	1	3	0	4

Montreal Canadiens

33-27-9, 18-12-5 home

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Ross ColtonR. Colton#20
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#10
Jonathan DrouinJ. Drouin#27
Jack DruryJ. Drury#18
Joel KivirantaJ. Kiviranta#94
Artturi LehkonenA. Lehkonen#62
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Martin NecasM. Necas#88
Brock NelsonB. Nelson#11
Valeri NichushkinV. Nichushkin#13
Jimmy VeseyJ. Vesey#26
Miles WoodM. Wood#28
defensemen
Erik JohnsonE. Johnson#6
Ryan LindgrenR. Lindgren#55
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Sam MalinskiS. Malinski#70
Keaton MiddletonK. Middleton#67
Devon ToewsD. Toews#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	0	1	2	4	1	1	0	18	9:34	0:00	0:00	9:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	22	13:34	0:00	1:49	11:45	5	6	45.5
0	1	-2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	22:04	2:49	0:00	19:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	17	10:34	0:00	3:08	7:26	4	6	40.0
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	20	13:10	0:00	2:51	10:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:33	0:00	2:10	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	6	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	25	22:09	2:49	0:04	19:16	9	15	37.5
1	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	17:56	0:49	0:00	17:07	1	0	100.0
1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:30	0:00	0:00	16:30	10	9	52.6
0	1	-2	3	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	28	24:09	2:49	2:38	18:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7:47	0:00	0:00	7:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	12	8:43	0:00	0:00	8:43	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	23	16:44	0:00	2:12	14:32	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	30	20:40	0:00	3:07	17:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	6	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	35	31:06	2:49	4:29	23:48	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	24	17:39	0:00	0:00	17:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	2	1	0	14	10:31	0:00	0:27	10:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	3	2	1	2	0	3	2	34	28:05	0:00	3:35	24:30	0	0	0.0

goalies
Mackenzie BlackwoodM. Blackwood#39

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	4	25	.862	19	6	0	0	0	64:57	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Christian DvorakC. Dvorak#28
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Emil HeinemanE. Heineman#51
Patrik LaineP. Laine#92
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Joshua RoyJ. Roy#89
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	1	18	14:35	0:00	0:49	13:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	11:16	0:00	0:00	11:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	6	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	22	19:06	5:05	0:00	14:01	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:21	0:00	1:42	14:39	12	10	54.5
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	19	16:37	0:00	1:07	15:30	8	6	57.1
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:38	1:45	0:00	13:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	16	11:50	1:13	0:00	10:37	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	17:30	5:26	0:00	12:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	15:13	1:49	0:00	13:24	2	2	50.0
1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	17	11:07	0:00	0:00	11:07	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	4	22	19:23	5:09	0:00	14:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	22:44	6:54	0:00	15:50	14	11	56.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	26	21:23	0:15	0:00	21:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	24	28:51	5:15	0:00	23:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	25	26:35	1:39	2:49	22:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	16	12:19	0:00	2:49	9:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	2	2	20	20:36	0:00	0:00	20:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	5	3	0	0	16	11:35	0:00	0:00	11:35	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	4	33	.892	29	4	0	0	0	65:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	SO	T
	Avalanche	2	1	1	1	5
	Canadiens	0	1	3	0	4

1st Period			COL	MTL
7:35		Sam Malinski (3) Assists: Joel Kiviranta (7), Ross Colton (13)	1	0
10:09		Ryan Lindgren (4) Assists: Brock Nelson (26), Artturi Lehkonen (16)	2	0

2nd Period			COL	MTL
5:24		Martin Necas (24) (Power Play) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (23), Valeri Nichushkin (11)	3	0
5:51		Juraj Slafkovsky (15) Assists: Jayden Struble (9), Nick Suzuki (51)	3	1

3rd Period		COL	MTL
3:58	Brock Nelson (23) Assists: Devon Toews (27)	4	1
9:24	Joshua Roy (2) Assists: Alex Newhook (10), Patrik Laine (13)	4	2
9:54	Juraj Slafkovsky (16) Assists: Alexandre Carrier (20)	4	3
13:32	Christian Dvorak (9) Assists: Brendan Gallagher (13)	4	4

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	COL	MTL
Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Left	0	0
Charlie Coyle Goal Backhand	1	0
Nick Suzuki Backhand Wide Left	1	0
Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	0
Patrik Laine Goal Backhand	1	1
Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	1	1
Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood	1	1
Brock Nelson Goal Wrist Shot	2	1

2:00

Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

2:00

Christian Dvorak tallies goal vs. Avalanche

0:46

Juraj Slafkovsky scores goal for Canadiens

0:42

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Canadiens
2
Avalanche
1

Game 1

1/4

Avalanche
5
Canadiens
4

Game 2

3/22

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, March 22, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Line: COL -175

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 21,105

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Derek Nansen
Devin Berg

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	49	19	4	102
Dallas	45	21	4	94
Colorado	44	25	3	91
Minnesota	40	27	5	85
St. Louis	38	28	7	83
Utah	32	28	11	75
Nashville	27	36	8	62
Chicago	21	41	9	51

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	43	25	3	89
Florida	43	25	3	89
Tampa Bay	41	25	5	87
Ottawa	37	28	5	79
Montreal	33	28	9	75
Detroit	33	32	6	72
Boston	30	33	9	69
Buffalo	29	35	6	64

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